Full Text of SR0118 97th General Assembly
SR0118 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0118 | | LRB097 11199 RLJ 52920 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly enacted landmark procurement | 3 | | reforms during the 96th General Assembly aimed at rooting out | 4 | | and curing various abuses within the State's procurement | 5 | | system; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly intended to enact | 7 | | substantive procurement reforms that balanced the critical | 8 | | need to reduce fraud, waste, mismanagement, and abuse while | 9 | | maintaining efficiency and efficacy in purchasing goods and | 10 | | services for the State; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Since the enactment of these landmark procurement | 12 | | reforms, members of the business community, university | 13 | | officials and faculty, and others have brought forth issues | 14 | | regarding the new procurement law and its effect on contracting | 15 | | that could unintentionally chill innovation, create costly | 16 | | inefficiencies, and harm businesses, State universities and | 17 | | their top-tier research facilities, and the State; therefore, | 18 | | be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a Senate Committee on | 21 | | Procurement is created and charged with the task of studying | 22 | | all aspects of the State's procurement system, including, but |
| | | SR0118 | - 2 - | LRB097 11199 RLJ 52920 r |
|
| 1 | | not limited to: reporting of procurement communications, | 2 | | ensuring prudent communications with vendors regarding the | 3 | | execution of contracts, encouraging private enterprises to | 4 | | share expertise and ideas with the State, hearings regarding | 5 | | sole source contracts, and disclosures regarding | 6 | | subcontractors; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall be made up of 6 members: | 8 | | 3 shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and 3 shall | 9 | | be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall have Co-Chairpersons, | 12 | | one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed | 13 | | by the Minority Leader of the Senate; Co-Chairpersons shall not | 14 | | be of the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of the | 15 | | caucus leader making the appointment; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall have all of the powers | 17 | | granted to a standing committee under the Senate Rules; and be | 18 | | it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That meetings of the Committee shall be posted | 20 | | and open to the public in accordance with Senate Rules; and be | 21 | | it further
|
| | | SR0118 | - 3 - | LRB097 11199 RLJ 52920 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee may call upon Constitutional | 2 | | Officers, the Procurement Policy Board, the Executive Ethics | 3 | | Commission, State universities, State agencies, business | 4 | | associations, representatives of public employees, advocates, | 5 | | and any additional agencies or groups as the Committee sees fit | 6 | | in order to hear testimony and gather details and information | 7 | | relating to the purposes of the Committee; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall be appointed no later | 9 | | than one week after the adoption of this resolution, and the | 10 | | Committee shall submit a report no later than May 16, 2011 to | 11 | | the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the | 12 | | Senate.
|
|